Alright so I'm back from my never ending hiatus from posting blogs (not intentional, just have other things above blog on priority list). Lots of stuff going on in wide world of sports so lets get to some of the more interesting ones, at least I think they're more interesting...
-Ben Roethlisburger was suspended for six games due to detrimental conduct. It's not exactly a good sign when you've been accused of two separate sexual assaults in a fifteen month time period. Could these girls be blowing smoke? Sure! But the fact that each, on two separate occasions, accused Big Ben of this makes you wonder what's going on in the world of the two time Super Bowl champ. Some people think six games is too harsh, others consider it to be too lenient, but as one national analyst said, if it doesn't sting, it doesn't help prevent future problems.
-Jimmy Clausen, the "Golden Boy" with the golden arm (any gold teeth?), has slipped into the second round of this year's NFL Draft and certainly isn't all that pleased. Pre-Draft Clausen went on record saying that he should be taken number one overall by the Rams due to his experience in a pro-style offense, which Notre Dame ran in his years by the Golden Dome under ex-Irish coach Charlie Weis. Obviously, sliding out of that slot and then free-falling out of the first round can't make the guy happy. At least his buddy and favorite receiver Golden Tate (man, how much Golden stuff can Clausen have?) is still with him and without a professional team. And of course, in addition to the blow to his ego, Clausen has to deal with the loss of all that guaranteed gold in his bank account.
-Tim Tebow was selected by the Broncos. Not going to talk about it cause all the talking heads on all major networks are already talking about him enough to give twenty people laryngitis.
-The Mountain West Conference is closing in on acquiring an automatic bid to the BCS. The automatic bid is much needed due to the conferences recent dominance. If they continue their dominance for the next few years, they should have this bid locked up. I think the Pac Ten should just discard their bottom five to the Mountain West who can then send their top four to the Pac Ten (plus Boise State from the WAC). Suddenly, the little conferences cries disappear and the Pac Ten is a dominant conference.
-The TD Banknorth Garden in Boston should've charged every Miami Heat player money for a front row ticket to get in. Just like everyone else in the stands, they appeared to have showed up to watch the game, especially when Dwyane Wade had the ball in his hands and was forced to try and play one on five. Not exactly good offense...
Final absurdity: Oakland Athletics starter Dallas Braden screamed at Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez after A-Rod cut across the mound after a foul ball. Rodriguez simply brushed the entire thing off saying Braden needs to relax but Braden was fuming, throwing his glove around while going nuts in the dugout afterwards. Braden said postgame, "The guy ran across my mound. He had his foot on my pitching rubber. Any kind of disrespect like that has got to be handled and that's what I did. If my grandmother did what he did, I'd tell her the same thing." Poor grandma. Look Braden, this "unwritten rule" of baseball is worth A-Rod knowing, but not worth starting a UFC match over. This is borderline ridiculous. So instead of getting your panties in a wad and giving your best audition for post-audition tantrum on American Idol, focus on your game. Cause last I checked, you aren't exactly Cy Young.
